Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-06-16

SECTION. BE itenacted and ort1ained6y tic
Commissioners Of IHechdnicstorn
HNIIAT the President of the Board of Com
missioncrs of Mcchanicstown, shall
annually appoint a committee of two mem
bers Of said Board, who together with such
President shall constitute a committee on
Streets and as such shall have the general
supervision and control of the public streets,
lanes and alleys of Mechanicstown.
Sec. Whenever, in the opinion of said
Committee on Streets, it shall be necessary
to pave or grade any street, lane or alley IN
M.chancstOwn, or whenever in the opinion
of said Committee any such street, lane or
alley shall require rcpaving or rcgradlng,thc
said Committee shall Law down and mark
the proper grade or pitch tor the same or
cause the same to he done by some compc-
tent person under their supervision and di-
rcction, and shall report to the said Board of
Commissioners a detailed estimate OF the
cost Of such paving or grading.
SEC. 3.--lt shall also be the duty of said
Committee to lay down and mark the prop
er grade or pitch of all sidewalks and CUTTERS
requiring rcpaying or regarding, or to be
newly paved or graded.
SEC At shall be the duty Of all pro.
prict0rs of lots fronting Onany street to pave
the sidewalks AMI cutters in front of such
lots in conformity to the grade fixed by said
Committee on Streets within thirty days a.
ter being required SO TO do by said Commit
tee, by notice in writing, and in case any
proprietor or proprictors shall neglect or re-
fuse to have such sidewalks or cutters, front
ing on his, her, or their lot or lots paved
within the time limited by said notice, then
the President of sad Board of Commission
ers shall procure the materials and cause the
said sidewalks and cutters to he graded and
paved under the direction of the said Com
mlttec on Streets, who Shall ascertain the
proportion of costs to be paid by each pro-
prietor of lots fronting on such streets in
Mechauicstown, for grading anG paving such
sidewalks and cutters each proprietor to be
charged in proportion to his, her, or their
front on said street, and forthwith present to
cachproprietor bilior his proper proportion
of the costs of grading or paying such side
walk or gutter. and demand payment there
of and in. case any proprietor shall neglect
or refuse to pay his, her, or Their proportion
of the costs of making such grade and paw
ing said sidewalks and cutters. it shall be the
duty of said President of said Board to re-
port the same to said Commissioners of Me
chanicstown for the further action of said
Boald.
SEC. Sit shall DC the duty of I'LL propric-
tors of lots fronting on any public street OF
Mcchancstown to keep the sidewalks in
front of their respective lots, at all tunes in
such condition as to I've convenient for easy
and safe travel thercovcr by persons passing
along the same on foot and in case any such
proprietor should neglect or refuse to so
keep the sidewalk in front of his or her lot,
1t shall be the duty of said Committee on
Streets to notify such proprietor and require
him or her to have his or her SAID sidewalk
properly repaired and in case any such pro-
prletor shall fail to have such sidewalk re.
paired and made convenient for easy and
safe travel. as aforesaid, within Ten days af-
ter being so required by said Committee,
such proprietor shall on conviction thereof
before the President of said Board of Com
missoners forfeit and pay fine not exceed
ing twenty dollars.
SEC. G.-That i'll case any proprietor OF
any lot fronting on any street of Mechanics
town shall fail or refuse to pave the sidewalks
and cutters in front Of suchllots in conform
ity to the grade fixed by said committee on
Streets, within thirty days after being re-
aured so to do by said Committee, such pro-
prletor upon being convicted of such failure
or refusal before the President of the Board
Of Commissioners shall forfeit and pay fine
not exceeding Fifty dollars.
SEC. 7.-All fines imposed and recovered
under this ordinance shall be applied to the
payment of the expenses incurred in paving
grading and repairing the sidewalks and
cutters in the village Of Mechanicstown, un.
der the direction of the said Committee on
| Streets.
| SEC. S.-This ordinance shall take effect
from the date Of its passage.
Passed June 18th, 1887.
J. HENRY COVER,
prcs't Board Commr's of Mcchanicstown,
! Approved u. Henry Cover, President.